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C^ouuenlr of C>tamford, UV/j. 

(fJueen of the (iatskllls." 



PIERRE W. DANFORTH, Publisher 

Midtlleburgh, N. Y. 
l^RIC'K 50 C'KNTS PER C OPY 



The Engravings in this publication were made by The Albany Engraving Co , Albany, N. V. 






LIBRARY ot CONGRESS 
Iwo Copies liecuvod 

AUG 15 1905 

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Copyright, 1905, 

By PIERRE W. DANFORTH, 

Middleburgh, N. Y. 




HE Queen of the Catskills, Stamford, is at the source of the Delaware 
River, 72 uiiles west of the Hudson by the Ulster & Delaware R. R., and 
33 from Oiieonta. The reg^ion surrounding Stamford forms a plateau 
I 800 feet above sea level, bordered by mountain peaks on the north and 
east. Here the Delaware River takes its rise and streams flowing into 

the head waters of the Susquehanna and Schoharie Rivers have their 
source. Mountains, lakes and valleys furnish scenic effects of excep- 

^jnm^j-^_^ tional beauty. 

Its liigh altitude gives to Stamford a remarkably healthful climate, the temperature in 
summer being ten to fifteen degrees lower than in New York City, without the humidity of the 
sea-board. The nights are always cool and free from fogs. 

A Urge reservoir has bien constructed with a head nearly 200 feet above the village which 
furnishes a pure and wholesome water supply and an excellent fire protection, which gives the 
village one of the finest water supplies in the state. Stamford possesses a very complete 

sewer and drainage system, the pipes being flushed automatically daily. 

Picturesqus walks and drives radiate in every direction, traversing fertile valleys, winding 
through mountain glens and beside rippling streams. Churchill and Granthurst Parks are 

beautrfully laid out and are in close proximity to the village. Miles of stone side-walks are 

a feature of which the town is justly proud. 

The golf links are a short distance from the village. Nearly all the boarding houses 

have tennis courts. Teams composed of expert base hall players contest almost daily. 




Chateau de Navarre of Dk. E. L. M. Bristol, West \'ie\v 




Maisou d'Albret 

Bre\oort Bersaii 

.Cottages of Dr. E. L. M. Bkistoi. 



Hcinrich 




\'ie\v of Statiiford 




Maple Rest. A. \V. Parsons, Prop. 




I'rivatt Cottage of Harmon H. Nathan (if New York 




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Private Cottaye of Hakmox }I. Xatiian of New York 




Residence of S. Andrews at South Kortrio;ht 




The Rexmerc-. Dx. S. E. CurucniM., Fron. 




Kendall Place 




Residence of Attorney C. L. ANiiRfS 




I'iotiire of ])laster jiaris life size cast on the side of tlie r.vk 50 feet 
al)ove j<round of the favorite horse owned hy Colonel Zadock I'ratt at 
i'nittsville, 1 2 miles from Stamford. I'pon the death of llie horse 

Colonel I'ratt erected a nice monument o\er its j^rave. 




Plaster paris casts made on the rocks at Prattsville by Colonel Pratt 




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Lake and drive in Cluirchill Park 




Grounds of Chateau de Navarre 




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Ulster & Delaware Depot at Stan. ford 




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IVE churches — Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist, Episcopal and Roman 
Cathohc — are flourishing. Stamford Seminary has a faculty of ten 

teachers and an enrollment of over three hundred students, also a cir- 
culating library of 3,000 volumes. There are also a National Bank, 
over 50 stores and places of business, two enterprising weekly news- 
papers, an opera house with a seating capacity of 1,000, a local tele- 
phone exchange, a Board of Trade, Fire Department, good liveries, 
bowling alleys, several New York mails daily, 6 trains from and 6 to 
New York daily, through parlor cars from New York and Philadelphia, a 
fast train from New York to Stamford in four hours and a half, and 
the Western Union Telegraph and National Express Company offices. 
The numerous excellent hotels and boarding houses entertain thousands of summer 
guests annually. Many appreciate the dry, healthful climate of winter, so that Stamford 
is fast becoming a winter resort. The social life of the village is in keeping with the cul- 

ture and progress of the community. Entertainments, dances, concerts, church socials and 

fairs are frequently held. 

Mt. Utsayantha, together with the lake of the same name, has been celebrated in Indian 
legend. It is 3365 feet high, and the view from its summit commands the several peaks 
of the Catskill range. To the east may be seen the State Capitol at Albany, the valley of 

the Hudson, and western Massachusetts and Connecticut. A good road renders easy the 

ascent to the summit, where are found the Mt. Utsayantha House, Observation Tower and a 
delicious spring. The descent is sometimes made by a precipitous path known as the 
"Devil's Slide." Utsayantha, Tanner and Mayham Lakes are within a .short distance of 

the village and are popular for their boating and fishing. 




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Devasego Falls, 12 miles frou; Stniiiford 




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Log cabin in Churchill Park 




Stone arch in Churchill Park 




Episcopal Church 




The Robertson Home Acre. Cor. Church ;,na In.siKxt .St< 




A sectional view of Stamford 




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Residence and Store of D, W. Benjamin, Main St. 





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Cold Spring House, A. L Churchill, Prop. 




The In.t^Meside, E. L. Jones, Prop, 








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Presbyterian Church 




Interior view of .Stamford Opera House 




Hagci's Lake 




Delaware Street 




Manorkill Falls above the hrid.ije, 
12 miles from Stamford 




Maiiorkill Falls below the bridge, 
12 miles from Stamford 




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Catholic Church 




Observation tower on Mt. Utsayantha. 
Elevation 3365 feet. 




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Stamford Mirror Office, Clifford Champion, Editor and Manager 




Lake T'tsn\'nntlia and P.ald Mountain 




Main Street opposite the Rexniere 




Delaware House, F. M. Tixci.KV, Prop. 




Hubbell Manor, Residence of H. P. Hubbell, M. D. 




A section of Churchill Hall, \)r. S. K. Ciii-kCHn.i., Prop 




Eventide 




M. K. Church 




Blenheim Bridge. The longest single span wooden bridge in the world— 231 ft. A ten mile drive from Stamfo'd. 




A winter scene on Mt. Utsayantha 




Cottage Hotel, C. C. Canfield, Prop. 
Academy St. Rates $i 50 per day. 




Stamford Seminary Base Ball Team, Spring of 1905. Winnt-r of 12 straight games 




Interior view ol' the store of C. H. Cani-iki.d 




Grocery Store of C. E. Canfield, Railroad Ave. 
A full line of Fancy Groceries, Fruits and Vegetables. 




A business block 




View lit" Main Street fruiii llie eiiUaiice lo Chinvliill Park 




Residence of A. L. \'an Dusen. 
For rent, fvirnished, during summer season. 




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Stamford Seminary 




Residence of Attoriie>' A. J. McNArciiT 




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A Winter Scene at Stamford 




Stor- of To^epli Millnn, ^fain St. 




Store of A. J. Chichestkk 




A. J. Chichp;stkr started his 
Stamford business in 1S90 as a member 
of the firm of Chichester Brothers. This 
copartnership continued until March, 
1899, when it was dissolved by the death 
of his brother. From that time to the 
present date, Mr. Chichester has con- 
ducted the business, which is the Lead- 
ing Dry Goods and Grocery Store in 
Stamford. 




ONE of the most desirable strolls around the villaa^e of 
Stamford is through Churchill Park, in which is located the 
beautiful Rexmere. Its lakes, bridges, road-beds and drives 

through woods and lanes make it the universal place of outing 
for all the guests of Stamford. Its woodlands are dotted 

with rustic cabins. Loch Marion, the largest of the lakes, 

is used foi boating. A tine collection of St. Lawrence .skiffs 

and canoes is provided for those who desire to row. One of 

the beautiful walks about the lakes is Lover's Lane, in which 
is the famous Rexmere spring. 

One of the chief attractions for the touri.st .sojourning in 
Stamford is the numlier and beauty of the drives. Through 

the Delaware Valley, around its various mountain peaks, lines of drives leading into each 

other, form a panoramic scene which it would be difficult to excel. 

There are drives of ten to fifteen miles, which are accomplished in half a day's ride, and 

longer drives of fifteen to twenty miles, which require a day's outing. The beauty of these 

drives is that the road leads around mountains, thus affording a change of scenery instead of 

returning, as is usual, by the same route. 




\if\v of Main Stitet 




Pu/./.le picture. Find the head 




Lake ill Churdiill Park 




The Terrace, Mrs. R. C. Simpson, Proprietress 




Interior view of Tooi,p:y & McAlpixe's Furniture Store 




Villa Belle Aire, Residence of Mks. D. C. Lamport 




Xew Grant House 




The Westholm, Mrs. W. M. Beckley, Proprietress 




Residence of Dr. J. E. Sakkord. Main vSt. 




Greeiihurst, E. E. Van Dvkk, Proji 






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Snnsit \'ie\v, Residence of \V. S. Bkowx 




A pleasant drive 




Gillespie House, T. J. O'Brien. Pro 




The Cornell, Banks Coknkll, Prop. 




Street \ie\v from in front of tht- Catholic Church 




Lake Street 



Qist of ^oarc/inq houses anc> ^Proprietors. 



Atchinson Houst', 
Canfield Cotta>r«' Hotel, 
Churchill Hall, 
Delaware House, 
Maple Lane Farm, 
Maple Grove Farm House, 
Hotel Hamilton, 
New Grant House, 
Ingleside, 
The Madison, 
Mountain View House, 
I'aik Cottage, 
Boyd Cottage, 
Maple Rest, 
Cantield House, 
Westlioliii, 



Will, D. Atchinson 

#C. C. Cantield 

Dr. S. E. Churchill 

F. M. Tiugley 

J. G. Johnston 

J. W. Maynard 

Dr. !^. E. Churchill 

Judge J. P. Grant 

E. L. Jones 

A. C. Van Dyke 

BenJ. McKillip 

C. L. Murdock 

Misses Boyd 

A. W. Parsons 

E. G. Cantield 

Mis. W. M. Beckley 



Cold Spring House, 
Cedarhurst, 
The Cornell, 
Greenhurst, 
Rexmere, 
Sinip.son Terrace, 
Kendall I'lace, 

Rosemont, 
Terry Homestead, 

Idlevvild, 

Waverly Cottage, 

Prospect Farm House, 

Far View Cottage, 

Hnbhell Manor, 

Powell House, 

lltsavaullia Lake House, 



A. L. Churchill 
H. (iovern 
Banks Cornell 
E. E. Van Dyke 
Dr. S. E. Churchill 
Mis R. C. Simpson 
G. W. Kendall 
Mrs. E. Wheeler 
Rev. A. W. Terry 
drs M. H. Maynard 
Miss A. S. (irant 
Thomas Muri>hy 
(ieorge H. Hager 
Dr. H. P. Hubl.ell 
R. V. Powell 
Daniel Craft 



